Cities in Chickasaw County to Decide Soon on Support of Public Ambulance Service
Parameters of an agreement appear to be in place between Chickasaw County and cities within the county to fund a public ambulance service.
The Board of Supervisors and Chickasaw County Ambulance Council met jointly last week to work out details on the language of a 28E agreement each city would enter into individually with the County. Each city would contribute to the operating budget of the ambulance service on a per capita rate of $100 per resident.
At their meeting Monday, Supervisor Chair Matt Kuhn, also the County’s representative on the CCAC, noted that the 28E would include a provision that if the available ambulance fund balance remained at a level of $750,000 or more for two consecutive per quarters, the cities would not be required to make a payment for one quarter.
Kuhn also gave some indication on how the county-run ambulance service might operate.
Supervisors voted to approve the final draft of the 28E and directed County Attorney David Laudner to forward the draft to the cities.
The County is pushing to start the public ambulance by January 1, 2023 with their contract with private provider, Jeremy McGrath and Chickasaw Ambulance Services, set to expire December 31st.
